The Broncos have 11 players who will become free agents Feb. 27, but the team is in no hurry to re-sign any of them, we hear. Team insiders say there are no high-priority players in the bunch, and it’s conceivable that none of them will be back with the team for the 2009 season. The soon-to-be free agents include mostly past-their-prime veterans and a few younger players who have had mostly nondescript careers. A few of them, including RB Michael Pittman and MLB Nate Webster, could end up back with the Broncos on short-term, low-risk deals late in the spring if no other team shows any interest and Denver still has some spending money left over. Head coach Josh McDaniels’ club will be well below the cap this offseason, and sources say they expect the team to go after at least one high-priced free agent.

The Bears made plans Friday to move forward without two veteran offensive players; one departure was expected but the other will surprise many.Starting right tackle John Tait has informed the team he is strongly contemplating retirement, and an NFL source said the team expects Tait will walk away from the final year of his contract in 2009.

Jets get late future pick to close book on Favre… Assuming veteran QB Brett Favre stays retired, Green Bay will owe the New York Jets a 7th round pick at the 2010 to complete the trade in which the Jets acquired the future Hall-of-Famer last summer. The Packers will still receive a 3rd rounder from the Jets at this year’s draft as the main compensation for Favre who announced he will be retiring earlier this month. The provision attached to the deal which would require the Jets to give the Packers three first-round picks if they were ever to trade Favre to an NFC North team still stands.

The Cincinnati Bengals have used their designated franchise tag, and it's not on the player some expected.

On Monday, the team tagged kicker Shayne Graham for the 2009 season. Graham will be paid $2.483 million, the average salary of the top five kickers in the NFL from the previous season to remain in a Bengal uniform.

Dude, he ran for 747 yards with a 3.5 average. If the Bengals tag him, they deserve all the **** that's gone wrong for them since that Pittsburgh playoffs game.

He was not on the team at the start of the season, he did not start until week 6, he did not have a game with over 20 carries until week 9 when he went over 100 yards vs Jags.
Philly was his worst game but Philly had a very good D, Bungles Oline not as good.

He popped off 171 vs Clevland and another 111 vs KFC to close out the year.

I really think the guy was clicking on a team where the expectations were not as high and he could play.

He was not on the team at the start of the season, he did not start until week 6, he did not have a game with over 20 carries until week 9 when he went over 100 yards vs Jags.
Philly was his worst game but Philly had a very good D, Bungles Oline not as good.

He popped off 171 vs Clevland and another 111 vs KFC to close out the year.

I really think the guy was clicking on a team where the expectations were not as high and he could play.

I agree. I thought Benson was good for them, and if they're smart, they'll try to resign him.

The Cardinals are expected to hit linebacker Karlos Dansby with the franchise tag, according to NFL Network’s Adam Schefter.

The move would pay Dansby $9.6 million and prevent him from becoming a free agent next week.

Earlier this month, Dansby said he “wouldn’t mind playing in a huge market” but it doesn’t look he’ll get that chance.

Dansby, 27, has spent all five of his NFL seasons in Arizona, since the Cardinals drafted him in the second round of the 2004 draft. He had four sacks, two interceptions and a pair of forced fumbles in 2008.

As Schefter points out, franchising Dansby would mean the Cardinals can’t use the tag on Kurt Warner, which was also considered a possibility.

Mike Triplett, of The New Orleans Times-Picayune, reports the New Orleans Saints and RB Deuce McAllister officially will part ways in a joint press conference Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Saints will save more than $4 million in salary cap space with McAllister off the roster.

Mike Triplett, of The New Orleans Times-Picayune, reports the New Orleans Saints and RB Deuce McAllister officially will part ways in a joint press conference Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Saints will save more than $4 million in salary cap space with McAllister off the roster.

Always loved Duece. Pity to see him get injured so much the past 2 years.
Probably done for at this point but if he came at a reasonable price I'd love to see him compete for a spot in our rotation here.

He thinks he is a starter so he will probably go to a team that doesn't have a young pro bowl QB. Even so he is going to want a lot of money, he was not happy with his 4 million a year contract, so he is going to tough to accomodate.